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Ellis Faas Winter Glow Kit

A few weeks ago I blogged with excitement over Ellis Faas’ awesome new Eye Lights and now they’ve added a Winter Glow Kit ($90), to get the full-on Faas experience. The line is growing quickly – and thank god for that because it’s shaping up to be one of my favorites and the saturated colors … Continue reading “Ellis Faas Winter Glow Kit”

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Chanel Lumières Byzantines Limited Edition Compact

Peter Philips is a genius. Chanel Beauté’s artistic director, much like his fashion counterpart, Karl Lagerfeld, continues to reinvent the wheel season after season with some truly innovative product. The latest is the limited edition make-up palette, of which only 1,500 were made, dubbed “Lumières Byzantine.” Inspired by Lagerfeld’s recent Pre-Fall 2011 show–an ode to … Continue reading “Chanel Lumières Byzantines Limited Edition Compact”

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Beauty Snob Gift Guide

Every time my boyfriend runs out of gift ideas I always tell him to go into Sephora, ask a girl to help him and he will be fine. This terrifies him and I usually end up with a stuffed animal holding some crappy box of chocolates with a note saying “Will take you shopping this … Continue reading “Beauty Snob Gift Guide”

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Marchesa for Le Metier de Beaute Snowflake Holiday Gift Collection

When Prescriptives went bust I was bummed to loose one of my favorite sources for lip gloss. They had this awesome custom blend bar where you could get exactly what you wanted, so about a year ago, with my custom blended pink-ish plum in tow, I made the rounds at the department stores. I ended-up … Continue reading “Marchesa for Le Metier de Beaute Snowflake Holiday Gift Collection”

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Ellis Faas Eye Lights

A few months ago I wrote about discovering Ellis Fass and how much I loved her lip products and their unique applicator. Now Faas has come-out with an eye collection that uses the same sleek paintbrush-like application. The eye collection includes “Creamy Eyes,” “Milky Eyes,” and “Lights.” The Lights collection really stood-out and popped to … Continue reading “Ellis Faas Eye Lights”

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L’Occitane 2010 Holiday Collection

About an hour before I headed to JFK to board a flight to San Francisco I stopped by L’Occitane’s Columbus Avenue store to check-out their 2010 Holiday collection – and boy was it worth the rush! The weather in NYC has quickly turned to being unbearably dry, so I’ve completely changed my skincare routine and … Continue reading “L’Occitane 2010 Holiday Collection”

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